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  2. Concrete cover - Wikipedia

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    Concrete cover, in reinforced concrete, is the least distance between the surface of embedded reinforcement and the outer surface of the concrete (ACI 130). The concrete cover depth can be measured with a cover meter. The purpose of concrete cover is to protect the reinforcement from corrosion, fire, and other potential damage.

  3. Brick - Wikipedia

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    A concrete brick-making assembly line in Guilinyang Town, Hainan, China. This operation produces a pallet containing 42 bricks, approximately every 30 seconds. Bricks formed from concrete are usually termed as blocks or concrete masonry unit, and are typically pale grey. They are made from a dry, small aggregate concrete which is formed in ...

  4. Concrete - Wikipedia

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    A single concrete block, as used for construction. Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, [1] and is the most widely used building material. [2]

  5. Portland cement - Wikipedia

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    The most common use for portland cement is in the production of concrete. [17] Concrete is a composite material consisting of aggregate (gravel and sand), cement, and water. As a construction material, concrete can be cast in almost any shape desired, and once hardened, can become a structural (load bearing) element.

  6. Types of concrete - Wikipedia

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    Stable aggregates can be used for concrete or to produce carbon neutral building blocks such as bricks or precast concrete. [ 32 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 36 ] CarbonCure Technologies uses waste CO 2 from oil refineries to make its bricks and wet cement mix, offsetting up to 5% of its carbon footprint.

  7. Environmental impact of concrete - Wikipedia

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    Manufacturers responded to these limitations by altering concrete's production processes, and recycling old concrete rubble to use as aggregate in new concrete mixtures to reduce these emissions. Concrete has immersed from natural resources into man-made processes; evidence of the use of concrete dates back over 8,000 years ago.

  8. Environmental issues with coral reefs - Wikipedia

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    Buoys can attach to the seafloor using concrete blocks as weights or by penetrating the seafloor, which further reduces damage. [94] Also, reef docks can be used to move over goods from large, seagoing vessels to small, flat-bottomed vessels. Coral in Taiwan is being threatened by the influx of human population growth.

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    40 How much does 7 liters of gasoline weigh? ... 295 carbohydrate chart. 3 comments. 296 carbon trading. 3 comments. ... 358 Code Coverage Standards. 1 comment. 359 ...

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